How will the new chart rules work with double A side singles?

 

Take Lily Allen for example, she's releasing Shame/Alfie as a double A side, and because both tracks can be downloaded separately, clearly they'll both chart as separate new entries in their own right (infact Alfie has already charted on download).

 

But what happens when the physical single is released?? Will it count towards the chart position of Shame or Alfie?! Or would both tracks suddenly get combined? I can't think of a logical rule for it!

Goodchart question.

 

Alfie has already charted on downloads, its so difficult to explain how it will affect double A-Sided singles, I think both tracks get combined, I'm just still unsure how the chart rule affects it..

bumps anyone else knows, the answer to this, I'm clueless on this one

I would think they would chart seperately before release, then be merged once released and maybe have a new combined chart run (or the chart run of the more successful one??)

I think Jester is right...and it is an interesting poser indeed.

 

 

 

 

I guess it's the same as what happens when you download a B-side to a single? Does that count towards the chart position of the main single, or does the B-side chart separately?

I don't think anyone really knows. I did read on another board that downloads of both sides would count towards the chart position, but all that would do is encourage every act to release double sided (or triple sided) singles otherwise they would be at a disadvantage.

 

The old rules had just downloads of the main track counting towards the chart position, with downloads of the other tracks ignored but this is definitely not the case now as My Chemical Romance charted the B side track of one of the 7"s of their current single in its own right.

Edited February 14, 200718 yr by Robbie

Many years ago, when there were only physicals, some double sided a sides charted twice - once for each side. Now, that's even harder to figure out.

Many years ago, when there were only physicals, some double sided a sides charted twice - once for each side. Now, that's even harder to figure out.

the 1950s charts were like this - the record stores would just report on sales of whichever side the customer asked for. I think the NME chart may still have continued this practice into the 60s but the official chart is the Record Retailer chart from 1960 which combined sales of a double A sided release.

 

I read somewhere that both entries chart seperately on downloads. Then when the physical is released those sales are added to one of the entries. But I don't know whether that's the one that appears first or the one that's sold the most downloads..

Many years ago, when there were only physicals, some double sided a sides charted twice - once for each side.

 

Yes this happened quite a lot in the early 60s in the UK and funnily enough most of the time throughout the 60s in the US.